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Unexpected Request
Oracle Text
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. You may attach an Equipment you control to that creature. If you do, unattach it at the beginning of the next end step.
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Mana CostCharacter Background
Unexpected Request is a cleanly aggressive tempo tool, fitting right into red decks that want to steal a blocker, push damage, and potentially turn an enemy creature into a surprise attacker for a single explosive turn. The temporary control plus haste makes it excellent at breaking parity in combat, and the optional Equipment swap adds real ceiling: moving a Sword, a Lance, or any high-impact Equipment onto the borrowed body can create a sudden, lethal swing. Since the Equipment returns afterward, this works best when you’re maximizing one-turn pressure rather than trying to keep the creature. It shines in aggro and tempo shells, especially those that already run cheap Equipment or ways to benefit from attack triggers. A strong deckbuilding tip is to pair it with Equipment that grants immediate combat value or on-hit effects, so the “unexpected request” becomes a brutally efficient burst of damage and card advantage.
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Character Background
Unexpected Request is a cleanly aggressive tempo tool, fitting right into red decks that want to steal a blocker, push damage, and potentially turn an enemy creature into a surprise attacker for a single explosive turn. The temporary control plus haste makes it excellent at breaking parity in combat, and the optional Equipment swap adds real ceiling: moving a Sword, a Lance, or any high-impact Equipment onto the borrowed body can create a sudden, lethal swing. Since the Equipment returns afterward, this works best when you’re maximizing one-turn pressure rather than trying to keep the creature. It shines in aggro and tempo shells, especially those that already run cheap Equipment or ways to benefit from attack triggers. A strong deckbuilding tip is to pair it with Equipment that grants immediate combat value or on-hit effects, so the “unexpected request” becomes a brutally efficient burst of damage and card advantage.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 01:10:43 UTC